"Streetscape Mississauga inspires residents to enhance the natural beauty of their own
neighbourhood, said Stu Taylor, acting director of Recreation and Parks. Together,
we cultivate a city that cares about its environment and supports responsible horticultural
practices.

Despite this years extreme weather conditions, we have had another successful
contest, said Maureen Ricker, co-chair of Streetscape Mississauga. Our residential
class winners have proved, once again, that our city has some wonderfully creative gardeners,
who can transform an ordinary front garden into a magical space. We are continually surprised
by the high standard we see, which inspires us to expand and develop the contest into new
areas.

The prizes will be awarded at a special ceremony on Monday, September 12 at 6 p.m. at the
Bradley House Museum. Gardens were judged by trained volunteers from local horticultural
societies and evaluated on visual appeal, overall design, general maintenance and
originality.

As Canada's sixth largest city, Mississauga is home to 734,000 residents and 55,000 businesses,
including 63 Fortune 500 companies with Canadian head offices or major divisional head offices.
A diverse, progressive and award-winning municipality located on the shores of Lake Ontario in
the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, Mississauga is "Leading Today for Tomorrow" by
focussing on delivering services, implementing its Strategic Plan, delivering value for money,
maintaining infrastructure and continuing to be an employer of choice.